Preserving the Unheard & the Untold
Set against the backdrop of the riots that were raging through Bengal post the partition of the province in 1905, Maya narrates the haunting story of a man who seems to be caught in his own illusion. The story of a stirring conversation between a man and a woman, Maya takes you through the journey of a riot.
What’s real and what’s the illusion? That’s for you to figure out…
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“Kirdar” 🌙
A rainy night, Bombay of the 1950’s, and two women who come from starkly different worlds. What happens when fate brings together these three elements? A story from the world of the past, Kirdar takes you along an unlikely conversation that ensues between two characters who happen to meet by chance on a stormy night ✨ … Continue readingKirdar 🌙
Saddam Hussein’s story is one that has piqued the interest of people from across the world. Born in a small and destitute village in Iraq, Saddam’s childhood was filled with uncertainty and abuse. His remarkably swift rise to power in the 1970s took people by surprise .
But no one was prepared to witness the full might of Saddam Hussein. His reign as Iraq’s 5th President began with a bloody coup, a subtle hint of what was to come in his 24 year-long career. A tale filled with bloody coups, wars and executions, Saddam’s story will leave you in awe and shock.
Click on the title above to dig through the particulary fascinating and dark story of Saddam Hussein – The Scourge of Iraq. … Continue readingSaddam Hussein – The Scourge of Iraq
Remembering Benazir Bhutto on her 14th death anniversary.
Benazir Bhutto – The First Lady to Head an Islamic Nation, the first woman to have given birth while in office, a lady known for championing the cause of women empowerment and one who led the fight against a patriarchal society. This was the life of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister – Benazir Bhutto.
‘Illustrious’, only begins to describe Benazir’s life and political career. Born in the politicaly elite ‘Bhutto’ family, Benazir’s life from very early on itself was very out of the ordinary. She grew up in large house buzzing with prominent politician from all around the world. However, her life wasn’t as easy and priveleged as one would think.
Her entire life was wracked by murders and mysterious deaths of her immediate family; decades spent behind the bars and under detentions and house arrests; and lastly – numerous assassination attempts.
Click on the title above to unfold the story of this remarkable woman. Presenting the life and story of – “Benazir Bhutto – A Woman Beyond the Extraordinary” … Continue readingBenazir Bhutto – A Woman Beyond the Extraordinary
Ancient Egypt, is a very exciting and a rather mysterious period in human history. The concept of mummies and the extremely fascinating architecture, has lured us into excavating a world that existed a very long time before ours. When I started reading about the history of Egyptian tombs and mummies, I came across a very interesting, and now popular, Egyptian Pharaoh – King Tutankhamun or simply, King Tut.
It was not as much his life story, as the dazzling objects and artifacts that were discovered in his tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter, that piqued interest in the life of King Tut.
Tutankhamun ascended the throne when he was barely 8-years-old, and died, heir-less, at the age of 19.
The discovery of his tomb lifted the veil off the centuries old Ancient Egyptian dynasties, and helped answer several questions about the royal dynasties of the time.
This was the life of King Tutankhamun – Egypt’s young boy King…
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In the late 17th century, a strange and eerie ‘trend’ had caught onto much of the European mainland and it soon spread, with much fervour, to the American lands as well.
But what was this ominous ‘trend’ that was making it’s way across the world?
The Salem Witch Trials of 1692, continue to haunt and stalk popular imagination even to this day. Over the course of four months, these ‘witch trials’ took the lives of more than 20 people and caused severe trauma to hundreds more.
While a lot of stories and popular rumours about these eerie witch trials continue to make their way around human imagination, here is the real and detailed account of what actually occurred during the sinister months of 1692, when the entirety of the Salem Village was shrouded in mystery and ‘spirits’…
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Born in a time when prejudice against female independence was soaring, Savitribai Phule became an inspiration for all those women who aspired to educate themselves.
On 3rd January, 1831, in a small village in Pune, Savitribai Patil was born to a well-to-do family belonging to the lower caste. At the young age of 9-years, she was married off to a 13-year-old Jyotirao Phule, and that is when her life changed.
But the difficulties weren’t yet over – the Phule’s had a long way to go. And so, the two embarked upon the journey to reform the Orthodox methods of the Indian society, together.
In their 5-decade-long career, Savitribai and Jyotiba Phule established over 18 schools for girls, 52 boarding schools for orphans and numerous widow welfare homes.
This is the story of India’s First Female Teacher – Savitribai Jyotirao Phule. … Continue readingSavitribai Phule – India’s First Female Teacher
Indian history is known for it’s diversity and the detailed accounts it holds. From the rise of powerful dynasties to the collapse of the 150-year-old British Empire, it has been a witness to it all.
But hidden among the shadows of these well-known tales, is yet another undiscovered account. This one belongs to one of the most important figures in Mughal, Maratha and Deccan history, without whom Indian History would have had an altogether different story to tell – Malik Ambar.
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Rani Tarabai, a name that very few have heard of, and even fewer remember the valiance and courage of this Queen. Married off at the young age of 8 years to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s younger son Rajaram, Tarabai was supposed to be just like the other queens of the court – perform her duties as a wife and enjoy the luxuries of royal life.
But even fate knew that she was destined for so much more.
After her father-in-law passed away, the Mughals attacked the Maratha kingdom and forced the young Queen to flee with her husband and infant son.
After being widowed at the age of 25 years, she returned to the Maratha Capital and took control of the Army and the administration of the vast Maratha Empire. But that’s not where the troubles ended… .In her life span of 86 long years, Tarabai was a witness to the glorious years of the Maratha Empire, it’s decline, its revival and the Third Battle of Panipat.
Click on the the title above to read more about the fascinating life of Maharani Tarabai Bhonsle – The Savior of the Maratha Empire. … Continue readingRani Tarabai – The Savior of the Maratha Empire
“Kaala Pani”, the name itself sends chills down your spine, doesn’t it?
Even this spine-chilling name doesn’t do justice to the torture and harsh conditions that the prisoners here were exposed to.
Opened in 1906, the Cellular Jail (or “Kaala Pani”), is located far away from the Indian mainland on the tiny island of Andaman and Nicobar. The Jail was established to provide such extreme kind of torture to those Indians who had either murdered someone or committed a crime equally gruesome.
But even these horrifying crimes did no justice to what the prisoners here were put through. Torture, flogging, extreme exhaustion and complete destituteness of hope were a part of daily life in Kaala Pani.
Since the jail was far away from the centre of the Indian Revolution, everything that the inmates here suffered through, went unknown and unheard of.
Among the other freedom fighters who were imprisoned here, were a few well-known ones like – Vinayak Savarkar, who has a cell here named after him, his brother Babarao Savarkar and Sushil Dasgupta.
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